IP Library Granted Patent US 8,980,458
Granted Patent B2
US 8,980,458 · App. 13/292,148 · Granted Mar 17, 2015

Battery casing

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Patent No.
US 8,980,458
App. No.
13/292,148
Granted
Mar 17, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A battery casing for receiving a battery for driving an electric vehicle, including: a tray member made from a resin and supporting the battery; a support member provided under a lower face of the tray member and supporting the tray member from a bottom thereof; a standing wall provided so as to stand in the tray member; and a sheet metal tray member made from a sheet metal and placed on the tray member. The sheet metal tray member includes a plurality of sheet metal recesses that receive the battery and a sheet metal flange placed on an upper face of the standing wall. The standing wall includes a through hole formed through the standing wall in a standing direction of the standing wall. The support member and the sheet metal flange are fastened to the tray member by a sheet metal fastening member provided through the through hole.

Claims (51)

1. A battery casing for receiving a battery for driving an electric vehicle comprising:

a tray member made from a resin and supporting the battery;

a support member provided under a lower face of the tray member and supporting the tray member from a bottom thereof;

a standing wall provided so as to stand in the tray member; and

a sheet metal tray member made from a sheet metal, including a front plate, a rear plate, a bottom plate, and multiple ribs, and placed on the tray member,

wherein the sheet metal tray member comprises a plurality of sheet metal recesses, defined in the section surrounded by the front plate, the rear plate, the bottom plate, and the multiple ribs, that receive the battery and a sheet metal flange protruding outwardly in a horizontal direction from an upper end of the front plate and the rear plate, and placed on an upper face of the standing wall, the bottom plate receiving a bottom of the battery,

the standing wall comprises a through hole formed through the standing wall in a standing direction of the standing wall,

the support member and the sheet metal flange are fastened to the tray member by means of a sheet metal fastening member provided through the through hole,

the bottom plate of the sheet metal tray member is made of the sheet metal, and

the sheet metal tray member is made of a single piece member.

2. The battery casing according to claim 1 , wherein the standing wall is a partitioning wall extending in a transverse direction of the tray member and provided in a center portion in the longitudinal direction, or a surrounding wall at an end in the longitudinal direction of the tray member.

3. The battery casing according to claim 1 , wherein the battery comprises a battery flange placed on the upper face of the standing wall,

the support member and the battery flange are fastened to the tray member by means of a battery fastening member provided through the through hole, and

the sheet metal fastening member and the battery fastening member are arranged side by side.

4. The battery casing according to claim 2 , wherein the battery comprises a battery flange placed on the upper face of the standing wall,

the support member and the battery flange are fastened to the tray member by means of a battery fastening member provided through the through hole, and

the sheet metal fastening member and the battery fastening member are arranged side by side.

5. The battery casing according to claim 3 , wherein the sheet metal fastening member and the battery fastening member each include a through nut inserted in the through hole and a bolt, and

the support member and the sheet metal flange, and the support member and the battery flange are fastened to the tray member once the bolt is screwed with the through nut from the upper face of the standing wall and the lower face of the tray member.

6. The battery casing according to claim 4 , wherein the sheet metal fastening member and the battery fastening member each include a through nut inserted in the through hole and a bolt, and

the support member and the sheet metal flange, and the support member and the battery flange are fastened to the tray member once the bolt is screwed with the through nut from the upper face of the standing wall and the lower face of the tray member.

7. A battery casing for receiving a battery for driving an electric vehicle comprising:

a tray member made from a resin and supporting the battery;

a support member provided under a lower face of the tray member and supporting the tray member from a bottom thereof;

a standing wall provided so as to stand in the tray member; and

a sheet metal tray member made from a sheet metal and placed on the tray member,

wherein the sheet metal tray member comprises a plurality of sheet metal recesses, including a bottom plate, that receive the battery and a sheet metal flange protruding outwardly in a horizontal direction from an upper end of the front plate and the rear plate, and placed on an upper face of the standing wall, the bottom plate receiving a bottom of the battery,

the standing wall comprises a through hole formed through the standing wall in a standing direction of the standing wall, and

the support member and the sheet metal flange are fastened to the tray member by means of a sheet metal fastening member provided through the through hole.

wherein the battery comprises a battery flange placed on the upper face of the standing wall,

the support member and the battery flange are fastened to the tray member by means of a battery fastening member provided through the through hole, and

the sheet metal fastening member and the battery fastening member are arranged side by side, and

wherein the sheet metal fastening member and the battery fastening member each include a through nut inserted in the through hole and a bolt,

the support member and the sheet metal flange, and the support member and the battery flange are fastened to the tray member once the bolt is screwed with the through nut from the upper face of the standing wall and the lower face of the tray member,

the bottom plate of the sheet metal tray member is made of the sheet metal, and

the sheet metal tray member is made of a single piece member.

8. A battery casing for receiving a battery for driving an electric vehicle comprising:

a tray member made from a resin and supporting the battery;

a support member provided under a lower face of the tray member and supporting the tray member from a bottom thereof;

a standing wall provided so as to stand in the tray member; and

a sheet metal tray member made from a sheet metal and placed on the tray member,

wherein the sheet metal tray member comprises a plurality of sheet metal recesses, including a bottom plate, that receive the battery and a sheet metal flange protruding outwardly in a horizontal direction from an upper end of the front plate and the rear plate, and placed on an upper face of the standing wall, the bottom plate receiving a bottom of the battery,

the standing wall comprises a through hole formed through the standing wall in a standing direction of the standing wall, and

the support member and the sheet metal flange are fastened to the tray member by means of a sheet metal fastening member provided through the through hole,

wherein the standing wall is a partitioning wall extending in a transverse direction of the tray member and provided in a center portion in the longitudinal direction, or a surrounding wall at an end in the longitudinal direction of the tray member,

the support member and the battery flange are fastened to the tray member by means of a battery fastening member provided through the through hole,

the sheet metal fastening member and the battery fastening member are arranged side by side,

the sheet metal fastening member and the battery fastening member each include a through nut inserted in the through hole and a bolt,

the support member and the sheet metal flange, and the support member and the battery flange are fastened to the tray member once the bolt is screwed with the through nut from the upper face of the standing wall and the lower face of the tray member,

the bottom plate of the sheet metal tray member is made of the sheet metal, and

the sheet metal tray member is made of a single piece member.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Mar 1, 2021
From: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 055472/0944 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2011
From: HONJO, HIDEKI; LOO, WENG LEONG; INAGAKI, MASANORI; TAKASAKI, SEIICHI; YAMAMOTO, TAKANORI; FUJII, TAKESHI
To: MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA; MITSUBISHI JIDOSHA ENGINEERING KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 027341/0906 →